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4. Mentoring




                                                                                                     Once reality and all obstacles to current goals have been discussed, and irrelevant
                                                                                                     'pseudo-obstacles' discarded, the options as to how to overcome current issues
                                                                                                     preventing progress should be examined. At first, the full range of options should
                                                                                                     be put-forward and discussed, predominantly inviting suggestions from the client.
                                                                                                     Any suggestions posited by the coach or mentor should be offered carefully and
                                                                                                     with consideration of the client's overall position. By the end of stage 3, the coach
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                                                                                                     should  ensure  that  at  least  some  choices  have  been  made  with  regards  to
                                                                                                     overcoming  obstacles,  and  there  is  significantly  less  ambiguity  surrounding
                                                                                                     immediate actions.
                                                                                                     The final stage of the process is when the client commits to decisive actions to
                                                                                                     move towards their goal. A plan is drawn up, with the coach guiding the ideas
                                                                                                     discussed  by  the  mentee  –  including  specific  guidelines  and  timings  to  make
                                                                                                     achievable progress. Any potential obstacles that may be encountered during the
                                                                                                     process  are  identified  and  subsequent  solutions  are  considered,  including  an
                                                                                                     outline  of  the  support  required  throughout.  Both  mentor  and  mentee  should
                                                                                                     remain flexible throughout the entire process, and goals/actions may need to be
                                                                                                     altered to react to both positive or negative events.

                                                                                                            b. Steps of the mentor process
                                                                                                     STEP 1. ESTABLISH A SHARED MENTAL MODEL

                                                                                                     A  mental  model  is  an  explanation  of  a  person's  thought  process  about  how
                                                                                                     something works. A shared mental model allows the mentor and the trainee to
                                                                                                     establish  an  understanding.  It  offers  the  mentor  and  the  trainee  ways  to
                                                                                                     communicate,  collaborate,  and  commit  to  their  goals. This  happens when  the
                                                                                                     mentor  and  trainee  agree  on  the  content  and  how  they  will  go  about
                                                                                                     training/learning.











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